Blackboard Learn: Release marks and feedback to students

How to hide and reveal an assessment column

When you create any kind of assessment in Blackboard, a column is automatically added in the Grade Centre. By default these assessment columns are visible to students.

To hide an assessment column whilst marking and moderation is taking place or reveal feedback to students after marking has been completed:

 

  1. Go to Course menu -> Control Panel -> Grade Centre -> Full Grade Centre

Control Panel with Full Grade Centre link highlighted

  1. Find the column for the assessment you want to hide and open the contextual menu for it

Dropdown Chevron next to Assignment Title in Grade Centre

  1. In the Menu, choose ‘Hide from Students (on/off)

Dropdown Chevron next to Assignment Title in Grade Centre

  1. You will know an assessment column is hidden from students when the ‘Column not visible to students’ symbol Hide from students on/off symbolappears next to the assignment name.

Column hidden from students symbol Assignment Title in Grade Centre

  1. To reveal the grades, repeat the same process and make sure the icon is not there.

Page last updated on June 29, 2023 by taralehane